Earlier this year, I took a trip out to Scottsdale as part of my mini-tour of Destination Sessions 2017. For one of my sessions, I got to work with these two pitbull cuties: Bentley and Diesel, who were introduced to me by Marika and Stella, over on Instagram: @Incredibullstella. (Side tangent: Marika and Stella the Pitbull have an amazing story, so if you have time, you should check out their link to learn more.)

Bentley and Diesel were so much fun to photograph, and their dynamic really reminded me of the way that an older brother and little brother interact. Bentley (the puppy) seemed to want to do whatever Diesel was doing, whether it was playing ball or getting treats. And then of course, Diesel being the big brother, had to show that he was the boss; however, Bentley managed to keep up with a good pow to Diesel’s face during one of the wrestling matches that broke out in the middle of our session (see photo below).

(FYI in case you didn’t know, around this time of year aka May, it’s already fricking HOT in Arizona. It hits the 100s by noon, so we had to do an early morning shoot that started at 7am. Thank goodness I was still on Michigan time, so that didn’t seem too early to me!).

Thanks Christen for such a fun session. It was wonderful meeting you, and I hope you love their images as much as I do! :)

The bond between humans and their pets never cease to fail to amaze me. The amount of sheer joy and unconditional love that animals bring to our lives and what we feel for then can’t even be quantified. But what we can do is document it…

Henry is a special dog because he is a cancer survivor. He is also a tripawd, as a result, but he doesn’t let that slow him down! To celebrate his ampuversary and cancer-free anniversary, Deb contacted me to photograph them both. We focused on capturing all the unique things that make him extra special–his little crooked teeth, his batman ears, his adorable little face, and of course, their extremely close and loving bond. :)

Goal for this month? Blog at least four sessions. I’ve been terrible about it this year (who knew 2017 would be so busy?!), and I wanted to apologize to all those who have been waiting so patiently. For the latest updates, go follow me on Facebook and Instagram.

First up is this beautiful pack consisting of Maggs, Luna, and Bing. Maggs is the lab mix, and for some reason, reminded me of one of those “I’m too cool” personalities. While the other two pups were running around hamming it up, she was like meh, haha.

Luna, as you might guess, is the pretty, white pittie. For being under a year old, she was surprisingly the calmest puppy that I have ever photographed. She was also adopted from one of my favorite foster rescue groups, POET Animal Rescue. (If you’re looking to adopt or foster, check them out!)

Bing is one of the most gorgeous pitties that I’ve ever met (have you ever seen a reddish coated one before?) and really shined for the camera. Unfortunately, only a few weeks after the photoshoot, she lost her battle with cancer and crossed over the rainbow bridge. :(